# Values vs Messages
Publication /Inputs Values | Endpoint |
---|---|
Fixed routes at initialization | Routes at transmission time |
1 to N relationship (publications) N to 1 relationship for Inputs | All endpoints are routable - Unless otherwise specified |
Values exist until updated | Destination specified |
Default values | Rerouting/modification through filters |
Associated units | Data exists as singular blobs - No records kept |
No direct request mechanism | May define a message time - Act as events |
Other Notes:
- Endpoints can subscribe to publications to get a message for each data point
- Both can be nameless to be non-routable from outside the defining federate
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